2017 Football Season

In the first road game of the 2017 season, the Bulldogs wore the shiny maroon helmets with white jerseys and white pants. The 57-21 win over Louisiana Tech was the second time the Bulldogs have worn this particular combination in the current set; they first wore the look in a close loss at LSU last season.

Maroon/White/White is the most classic Mississippi State road look, and the current incarnation is one of the best ever. The white jerseys and pants were both﻿updated﻿ last season, and the matching maroon-gray-maroon stripes really look good. I do prefer a matte helmet, but the shiny maroon helmet also looks good with the white over white combo.

LA Tech went with white helmets, blue jerseys, and blue pants; normally I don't like the idea of monochrome royal blue, but LA Tech just has a really solid set with stripes similar to State's. The game had a nice symmetry with State wearing Color-White-White and Tech wearing White-Color-Color.

The jersey model for this game is #94 Jeffrey Simmons, a defensive lineman, who scored TWO touchdowns tonight; one after a punt that he blocked late in the first quarter, and another in the third quarter where he picked up a fumble and ran it 90 yards (!!!) for a TD. Simmons is quickly becoming the face of a formidable defense under Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham.